The bream are good on redworms, crickets and hand-tied jigs. reports that Lake Ouachita is now well clear of flood pool levels and all area lakes have been returned to normal summertime pool. Catfish are starting to move in and are very consistent with the bite on the river. Horseshoe, Clear Lake and McGuire will produce the best topwater reactions from largemouths. With the current lake levels, we can expect some wadable water on the Norfork to prevent downstream flooding. The river is up and flowing strong so be safe wading. Use minnows or jigs. Lots of bugs have been hatching lately from big caddis to crazy big mayflies. Yes, you will! And we will catch beautiful, healthy rainbows and browns.. Big 7- to 10-inch bulky Brush Hogs and worms, as well as slow-moving square-bill crankbaits and Chatterbaits, will get a reaction from bass near laydown logs, cypress trees, knees and stumps where ridges, ditches and flats are close to deeper creek channels and vertical structure. It wont be long and well transition into, (870-867-2191/800-832-2276 out of state) said. Catfish are cranking up on trotlines and jigs baited with bass minnows and perch. (updated 6-2-2022) Fish N Stuff (501-834-5733) said things have calmed down enough to get some reports from around the river. Full-day trips are $700 for one or two anglers plus $50 for each additional adult and last about 8-hours including time for pictures and filleting fish. The AGFC has been developing an interactive map on the website AGFC GIS Mapper 2.0. The No. The most effective fly has been a tan and brown Clouser minnow. Jigs, drop-shot rigs with mainly a fluke or a drop-shot worm in green pumpkin have put lots of good, healthy largemouth and chunky spotted bass in the boat during daylight hours. 3) click on the hammer symbol at the top of the map "miscellanious tools". Hatchet Jacks Sports Shop at Crystal Hill (501-758-4958) says, Clear Lake (off Arkansas River-Little Rock Pool), McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said Wednesday. I loaded our gear into my Suburban. When targeting bream, look to worms and crickets. Bream are good using redworms or crickets. Moon phases have a signifigant impact on fishing. Nimrod came in as number 12 nationally, followed by Lake Conway, Lake Greeson and Greenwood Lake at 39, 40 and 41, respectively. Bluegill Flathead Catfish Smallmouth have not been easy to catch in the high water. Our friends and fellow Arkansans, especially those along the Arkansas River and the Mississippi near Memphis, and many folks to the west and north of us, are experiencing flooding, so the Corps of Engineers is employing the dam to hold back lake water. Of course these should only be used as indicators combined with your own past fishing experience fishing on the banks of Lake Greeson.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'fishingproreport_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_0',118,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-fishingproreport_com-medrectangle-3-0'); It's common knowlege cloud cover is an angler's best friend. Wind from the Crappie are also fair; use minnows and jigs. Big numbers of white bass are migrating into the tailrace to spawn and have been caught in periods of generation by trolling shallow-running crankbaits against the current. Black bass are good, and the best activity is happening still on the original shoreline. Rainbow trout are present in the tailrace in very good numbers and being caught on PowerBait and live presentations from boat and bank anglers. Crappie are good. TOP AND LEFT:Braelyn Bridgeman, age 13, and his uncle Kyle celebrate the catch of a golden rainbow trout on Memorial Day. Crappie are out in the deeper water and some anglers are catching limits. Crappie are out in the deep and not so eager to bite everything. January 26, 2023 lake greeson Fishing Report. For weekly flow releases from Carpenter Dam, visit. With warmer temperatures, the smallmouths are active. Water lightly stained; 48-51 degrees; 0.92 feet above pool. Bass catching is still good all over lake and rivers as well, from super shallow out to 43 good with a lot of different baits working. Clarity and visibility of the oxbows stained at 15-20 inches depending on location. Thats 5.8 feet above normal pool of 462.54 feet and falling. Black bass are good using minnows and usual bass lures. Nocona is a big largemouth bass lake. (updated 6-2-2022) Capt. We are picking up bream in the brushpiles, also. Norfork Lake rose 0.8 foot to rest at 16 feet above power pool of 556.75 feet msl and 7.2 feet below the top of flood pool. Spot Remover, white, Sexy Shad and Millwood Mayhem Bream colors are best, catching keeper-size largemouths in oxbows and in the pockets along the golf course and at Millwood State Park coves. They both have large drainages and are prone to flooding during and following any rain event. It wont be long and well transition into walleye, catfish and schooling bass.. Most of our fish were caught using light terminal tackle, using Pautzke Fire Bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and super jigs in green and chartreuse colors. Story, AR 71970-5647 (870) 867-2211.We are an RV and marine dealership, offering the best in new and pre-owned RV and boats. Some reports of them being found near drop-offs around 16-20 feet and off rocky banks, and other reports of them being found on brushpiles. The bream were hitting on redworms, crickets and bread at Millwood State Park a few days ago, just off the shoreline. There is still some good topwater action, but a drop-shot for big spots has been excellent. Use your electronics to find the piles. Also try shaky heads and Magnum Trick Worms on the main lake points; they caught some nice ones. Catfish are good using chicken liver. You can find them in shallow water hugging the banks using minnows or swim jigs. The fishing regulatory body for Arkansas is Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. This weekend kicks off the canoe hatch on the Spring. If the bass blow up and miss your topwater bait, an immediate throw-back past the missed strike with the Underspin and Lit'L Boss swimbait will get a reaction bite. This information is vital when planning a trip close to a hydroelectric dam. Also try your topwater lures early for a good bite. "Everybody have a safe holiday weekend. They are in the brushpiles tight. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Georgia Outdoor News is your best source for timely news about hunting, fishing and everything outdoors in the state of Georgia. Were still catching crappie on brushpiles despite the warm water topping out at 79 degrees. It was a bright sunny day. On the tough days a little weight to get down to the bottom is the trick. Dont pass up shad way out on the points, and use topwater, an LC Gunfish or a Zara Spook. Sundays and through the week are the times to fish. "We did a smallmouth float last week and caught five smallies and a bunch of bows that day. 10 White crappie have been caught near here. If you find warm, dirty water, use a bright spinnerbait, a Chatterbait, Whopper Plopper or square bill. Beaver Lake rose 0.1 foot to rest at 6.8 feet above power pool or 1.8 feet below the top of flood pool. and susceptible to feeding meaning an opportunity for you to nab a catch. Crappie and bass are both near cover and in open water on shad. After this catch of a lifetime, Braelyn released the troutback to the waters for maybe someone else's future fishing story. Check out Marks blog (springriverfliesandguides.com/blog) for the latest river conditions. Once this feature sets up, it will make Beaver Lake fish a bit better by shrinking the overall size of the lake. When fishing brush piles or standing timber in deeper water, use a slip bobber and set it at the depth you find crappie suspended in the cover. Black bass were off this week; no reports. Bream are smashing the crickets this week. said water level is medium. Most areas below the U.S. Highway 270 bridge are 80 degrees surface temperature. This one was not rigged. White Oak Lake Area The stage is down from last week, at 21.56 on Thursday. I can't write about Arkansas crappie hotspots without including Lake Greeson, a 7,000-acre Corps of Engineers impoundment near Kirby west of Hot Springs. Carefully check the water level before entering Crooked Creek or the Buffalo River. Highway "27" Fishing Village 214 Fishing Village Rd. WestRock Landing in Roland (501-658-5598) said water temperature is. Jigs, drop-shot rigs with mainly a fluke or a drop-shot worm in green pumpkin have put lots of good, healthy largemouth and chunky spotted bass in the boat during daylight hours. The White River at Newport is 15.87 and dropping quickly. Any. The Natural State has six impoundments on the list. The bite is good on shad, black salties and drop Punch Blood Bait. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Bass Fishing Team had no report this week. White Bass * Crappie have been excellent over the past couple weeks and have recently begun moving out from shallow cypress trees from spawning over the past several weeks. They, in my opinion, are very underutilized by most people. No reports on catfish. Try using a Texas rig on the brush, or fish with jigs. She kept at it with no further success. We have even been able to wade fish a bit. Bass (especially largemouth) have been "on go" the last few weeks. Sauger For Trout Magnet fishing, Lowell suggests pink and cotton-candy-colored bodies on chartreuse or gold jigheads. Tompkins Bend area AGFC fish cover locations.Signs on the bank near these sites for anglers to reference. Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock (479-444-3476) said Wednesday that the lake clarity is dirty; the water level is normal. The cats are good on limblines and pole fishing too using dough bait, nightcrawlers, goldfish, trotline minnows and black salties. She had managed to hook one but set the hook too soon and pulled the fly from the trouts mouth. Lately, spotted bass and smallmouth bass are being caught while trolling live bait mixed in with the stripers. These phases cause bigger tides making fish more active She received no reports of any species this past week. Greers Ferry Lake is 5.69 feet over the normal seasonal power pool. Bass have taken up positions in semi-deep waters (14-25 feet) on points and structure near current, like brushpiles, bridges and docks. Bloody tails are starting to show up in the summer areas. Lake Russell. Lake Erling Guide Service (870-904-8546) reports the lake is dingy and high (on the rise, running over the spillway by 4 inches). Stripers are still hit and miss with some days putting some in the boat and others getting skunked. For several weeks the blues, flatheads and channels were fair to good on trotlines, yo-yos and tight lines. Black bass are biting well on black buzzbaits around the rock jetties. They report that bass are good in the grass on Texas-rigged Senkos or shallow-running square-bill crankbaits. Crappie Bream are fair on redworms and crickets. Try brush 10-20 feet deep. Catfish are good using stink bait. The water level is normal. Entergy implements a new generation schedule every Friday that runs through the following Thursday. Harris Brake Lake Fish for crappie off the rock jetties on the main river. This body of water covers just under 7,100 acres of surface area which finished construction in 1950. Palestine. The most productive flies have been small midge patterns like zebra midges (black or red with silver wire and silver bead). As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at Narrows Dam was 547.28 feet msl (full pool: 548.00 feet msl). (updated 6-2-2022) John Duncan of YoYo Guide Service at Iron Mountain Marina said that lake level is at 407.83 and the water temperature is in the high 70s. Call the Mountain Harbor fishing guides (Mike Wurm, 501-622-7717, or Chris Darby, 870-867-7822) for more information. It also means it is getting close to trolling cranks that dive to and around the depth the thermocline is at. We had been chasing the caddis hatch for weeks and they had eluded us. Trout If you live in Daisy, Murfreesboro or Kirby you're less than 10 miles from Lake Greeson. Water level is way up. Crappie reports are fair; use minnows or jigs. The lake is stable and water clear. Home. There has been some wadable water on the Norfork during the day and it fished moderately. This is a great place to wade fish when they are running water on the White and North Fork rivers. They were ovipositors, adults that had previously hatched that had returned to the river to lay eggs. Many of the lakes in Arkansas have camping facilities as well as other accommodations nearby. White River/Clarendon Area Crappie are good under the 155 bridge in 24 feet of water, and few catches in the . wildlife and their habitats while promoting sustainable use, public understanding and support. (updated 6-2-2022) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said the water level on the Spring River is fishable. Clarity has improved this week along Little River and in the oxbows. She deserves the opportunity to reproduce and after all, she will be bigger next year . Dont pass up shad way out on the points, and use topwater, an LC Gunfish or a Zara Spook. Visit Jons Facebook page for latest updates. Or, focus on catfish instead. There are no dams on these streams. You have to let the trout close its mouth before you set the hook. This means if you're planning of fishing at night then Bass: Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports that early in February bass should still be caught deeper in the main lake and at the mouths of creeks around the bait schools where other species including perch are feeding. The catfish are biting. Try letting the spoon sink a bit before retrieving, due to the water still being deep. Anglers are finding a topwater bite now, and theyre also using wacky worms and drop-shot baits. He plans on adding more to his haul later in the evening. Carry a large net, as most fish are lost at the net. We ve been catching most of our fish with minnows under corks 8 feet deep. Last week we had another stellar opportunity. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 526.89 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl). Minnows and hand-tied jigs are your best baits. The Norfork tailwater had had a bit more wadable water. 4 is the old paved road that used to run to Grenada before the lake was impounded. We have already had one fatality in the last week that could have been prevented! The river is up and flowing strong so be safe wading. It also means it is getting close to trolling cranks that dive to and around the depth the thermocline is at. Bring a hat and sun cream, yip with cloud coverage at 1% you'll need to find an artifical shade to cast a shadow if heading out to Lake Greeson to fish today. For a daily fishing report and lake condition go to www.blackburnsresort.com and click on Scuba Steve's Blog. Cordell Crazy Shads, Boy Howdy's and Spit'n Images are randomly working early. (updated 6-2-2022) Boxhound Marina (870-670-4496) reported Wednesday that the water is clearing up and is down to a normal level. Always check before heading to the Little Red River by calling the Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District water data system (501-362-5150) for Greers Ferry Dam water release information or check the Corps of Engineers website (swl-wc.usace.army.mil) for real-time water release and the Southwestern Power Administration website (swpa.gov) to see forecasted generation schedule. Catfish are good in 15-25 feet of water on baited holes. Some reports say they are deep. Live bait fishermen are catching a few temperate bass. Greers Ferry Lake "We did a smallmouth float last week and caught five smallies and a bunch of bows that day. The fishings good all over lake and rivers. Make sure you're reppared for the correct fish by having the best lures and bait for the fish that are likely in Lake Greeson . Lake Greeson: a prime recreational resource in Arkansas, it is 12 miles long and 7,000 acres, located on the little Missouri River. Surface water temperature is 76-degrees and the water is clearing nicely again after the holiday churn. hometown dealer of the Arkansas-born-and-bred Xpress, all-welded aluminum fishing boats in Hot Springs, reports. There is some trash to watch for when boating. Dogwood and Hardy lakes are currently being monitored under a 9-inch minimum length limit to evaluate . It's a good time to take a kid bream fishing on Millwood Lake! 4. Dry weather has been forecasted for the next week, which will give the public an opportunity to use area lakes that have been at high levels for weeks. The partridge and orange was producing trout after trout. DNR fisheries biologists are committed to creating excellent fishing experiences for Indiana anglers. Spring fish are normally shallow, building nests in the cattails or under boat docks. She tried several different caddis dry fly patterns but was unwilling to try any other technique. Please wear your life jackets, kill switches and have your navigation lights. ). Location and Information: Lake Greeson is located in Pike County, Arkansas. I have graphed some areas with a thermocline at around 24 feet in some areas. To find the coordinates of brush piles that the AGFC was involved in placing, follow these steps: 1) go to AGFC GIS Mapper 2.0. Minnows are the bait. Prices and optons are listed including non resident fishing licenses. Its coming soon. A full Service Fishing Guide located on beautiful lake Greeson and launching out of Self Creek Marina. Remember, regulations are there to protect fish species and enable fishing for generations to come. Bass are doing well on crankbaits, buzzbaits and plastic worms. Good news, the wind speed is currently at 0 mph is considered in the optimal range for fishing as the ripples caused by the wind on the water's surface will help hide the line an lure on Lake Greeson. They will be caught on jigging spoons, drop shots and jigs. Further up Little River near White Cliffs and Wilton Landing has heavier stain conditions. Catfish are good; try skipjack. Our files contain artificial and natural reefs, buoys, ledges, rocks, shipwrecks, and many other types of structures that hold fish, in a 35 miles radius of Lake Greeson. Double-fly nymph rigs have been very effective. There is still some good topwater action, but a drop-shot for big spots has been excellent. Additionally, in waters around the state you'll find populations of Trout, Walleye, Catfish, Tiger Musky, Northern Pike, Chain Pickerel, Sauger, Saugeye, Alligator Gar, Longnose . War Eagle Smokey Joe-colored Underspins with a 3.5-inch Bass Assassin Lit'L Boss swimming bait trailer are catching fish that miss a buzzbait or topwater frog early. When night starts to fall, and darkness sets in, the bass are just as good in very shallow areas and flats. Weekends can get a quite crowded. Cameron Nesterenko and Andrew Wooley won Tuesday nights black bass tournament with a five-bass haul of 15.33 pounds, which included a 5.46-pound Big Bass. Best bait is chicken liver. Crickets and worms have been working well. Bass have taken up positions in semi-deep waters (14-25 feet) on points and structure near current, like brushpiles, bridges and docks. Use a 2.8 Keitech on a quarter-ounce ball head, or swim a grub in shad colors. 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